Object ID
2010.35.1
Object Name
Casting
Date Created
1975
Material
Brass
Object Entities
M. Douazis, Yanni (created by)
Object Description
Cast brass wall hanging. Features columns at left representing ancient Greece, a large phoenix at center representing the rebirth of Greece after the wars and modern architecture and a church at right representing modern Greece.
The art piece was commissioned by Dr. Basil Chronis and was inspired by the song "Hellas Never Dies," the lyrics of which are in Dr. Chronis' donor file in both Greek and English.
The art piece was commissioned by Dr. Basil Chronis and was inspired by the song "Hellas Never Dies," the lyrics of which are in Dr. Chronis' donor file in both Greek and English.
Origin
Commissioned for Dr. Basil G. Chronis in 1975 for $15,000.00
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Citation
Casting, 1975, National Hellenic Museum, https://hellenic.whirlihost.com/Detail/objects/8475. Accessed 05/16/24.